Muppets welcome Julia; Facebook pays up; Human rivers
The expansion of Austria’s biggest airport has been blocked because of concerns about climate change, writes Amy Hall.
The law requires parent and subcontracting companies to be responsible across the whole manufacturing supply chain, reports Amy Hall.
The experience of the people of the Oasis of Jemna is a beacon of hope in the context of neoliberal and counter-revolutionary policies, writes Hamza Hamouchene.
Tibetan faces rapid urbanization, dwindling numbers of native speakers, and the even greater threat of Chinese policies, writes Sam Wylde.
The former New York municipal employee became president of the problem-plagued Federal Republic of Somalia.
The European Central Bank (ECB) is pumping billions into the economy, resulting in a massive subsidy for oil and gas business and highway construction and car production companies.
Machine manufacturing of Pashmina scarves has saturated the market, leaving artisans without hope of a secure future, writes Nathalie Olah.
Inhabitants of Agua Blanca have taken control of the tourism industry upon which they depend – and have prospered as a result
A mash-up of the pop aesthetic of US comics and the religious myths of Africa has proved tremendously popular.
Bhutan goes negative; Pakistan’s trans rights; United communities
Citizens from across Europe are retracing the footsteps of refugees by walking from Germany to Syria, writes Lydia Noon.
Systematic murders of activists, particularly environmentalists, often fly under the radar, says Richard Swift.
There have been reports of violence and mistreatment of detainees on board charter flights, and campaigners report inadequate independent monitoring, reports Amy Hall.
In the absence of deterrent laws or decisive action by the authorities, hunters are killing the migrant birds on a large scale, reports Robert Ewan.
Amnesty Interantional states that at least 10,000 Darfuri students have been arbitrarily arrested or detained since 2003, writes Maina Waruru.
The new president of the Gambia promises to revive the economy, to end censorship of the media, and to leave after three years, writes Richard Swift.
The forcible expulsion of the Mapuche from land that now turns a profit for Benetton dates back to colonization, write Leny Olivera and Sian Cowman.